Joseph Kabila defends DR Congo election

The Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has rejected claims that he won elections through widespread rigging, reports BBC. The Carter Center observer group said the results "lack credibility".Mr Kabila denied this but admitted that "mistakes" had been made, reports the Reuters news agency. Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi has dismissed the official results and claimed victory for himself. Several people were killed in weekend protests. The official results announced on Friday gave Mr Kabila 49pc of the vote against 32pc for Mr Tshisekedi. At a news conference in the capital, Kinshasa, Mr Kabila denied that the results lacked legitimacy. "The credibility of these elections cannot be put in doubt," Reuters quotes him as saying.